Kent County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-classcounty clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. The club's limited overs team is called the Kent Spitfires after the Supermarine Spitfire. Kent teams formed by earlier organisations since 1709 had major status and so the county club is rated accordingly from inception: i.e., classified as an unofficialfirst-class team by substantial sources from 1842 to 1894; classified as an official first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a major Twenty20 team since 2003.
Between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates it from mainland Europe, Kent has seen both diplomacy and conflict, ranging from the Leeds Castle peace talks of 1978 and 2004 to the Battle of Britain in World War II.
England relied on the county's ports to provide warships through much of its history; the Cinque Ports in the 12th–14th centuries and Chatham Dockyard in the 16th–20th centuries were of particular importance. France can be seen clearly in fine weather from Folkestone and the White Cliffs of Dover. Hills in the form of the North Downs and the Greensand Ridge span the length of the county and in the series of valleys in between and to the south are most of the county's 26 castles.
Kent was part of the Philipse Patent of 1697, when it was still populated by the Wappinger tribe. Daniel Nimham (1724–1778) was the last chief of the Wappingers and was the most prominent Native American of his time in the Hudson Valley.
The town was first settled by Europeans in the mid-18th century by Zachariah Merritt and others, from New England, Westchester County, or the Fishkill area. Elisha Cole and his wife Hannah Smalley built Coles Mills in 1748, having moved to that location the previous year from Cape Cod. Coles Mill operated until 1888 when it was submerged under West Branch Reservoir. Around this same time the northeastern part of the county was settled by the Kent, Townsend, and Ludington families, among others. The father of Hannah Smalley and his family moved to Kent about two years before Elisha Cole and his family.
Live action from The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in the 172nd Canterbury Cricket Week.
🎟️ Get your tickets at tickets.kentcricket.co.uk
published: 24 Jun 2024
⚪ LIVE - Surrey vs Kent Spitfires (Vitality Blast)
Watch Surrey take on the Kent Spitfires in another big T20 clash at the Kia Oval.
Surrey riding high and looking for another home win as they seek to secure a crucial home quarter-final – and a win over traditional local rivals is always highly prized.
Commentary comes from Phil Walker and Yas Rana of the Wisden Cricket Podcast.
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published: 07 Jul 2024
🎥 DAY ONE LIVE STREAM | Kent vs. Lancashire
Live action from The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in the 172nd Canterbury Cricket Week.
🎟️ Get your tickets at tickets.kentcricket.co.uk
published: 23 Jun 2024
IYANU BY APEX CHOIR - 2023 CROSS OVER LIVE PERFORMANCE
published: 26 Jan 2024
🎥 DAY FOUR LIVE STREAM | Kent vs. Lancashire
Live action from The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in the 172nd Canterbury Cricket Week.
🎟️ Get your tickets at tickets.kentcricket.co.uk
published: 26 Jun 2024
EBENEZER
Apex Choir Performs "EBENEZER" at CCC International Hqtrs Church 2022 Annual Adult Harvest Celebration
published: 22 Mar 2023
🎥 Highlights | Surrey vs. Kent Spitfires
Kent Spitfires & Surrey wrote another chapter in the oldest rivalry in world cricket with a Vitality Blast showdown at the Kia Oval in London.
🎟️ Get your Vitality Blast tickets today: tickets.kentcricket.co.uk
published: 07 Jul 2024
🎥 DAY FOUR LIVE STREAM | Kent vs. Surrey
Live action from The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence.
The Club is in mourning following the death of one of the icons of Kent Cricket, Derek Underwood.
published: 22 Apr 2024
🦅 DERBY DAY DELIGHT! | Kent Spitfires v Essex Vitality Blast Highlights
Essex’ condemned the Kent Spitfires to a fifth consecutive Vitality Blast defeat on Friday night as they cruised to a five-wicket win at Canterbury.
Simon Harmer, Ben Allison and Matt Critchley all claimed two wickets as Kent were limited to 156 for seven, Sam Billings the highest scorer with 38.
It never looked like being enough on a typically batter-friendly St. Lawrence wicket and Michael Pepper blasted 76 from 42 balls as the visitors coasted home with five overs to spare, finishing on 157 for five.
published: 21 Jun 2024
🎥 DAY THREE LIVE STREAM | Kent vs. Surrey
Live action from The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence.
The Club is in mourning following the death of one of the icons of Kent Cricket, Derek Underwood.
Watch Surrey take on the Kent Spitfires in another big T20 clash at the Kia Oval.
Surrey riding high and looking for another home win as they seek to secure a ...
Watch Surrey take on the Kent Spitfires in another big T20 clash at the Kia Oval.
Surrey riding high and looking for another home win as they seek to secure a crucial home quarter-final – and a win over traditional local rivals is always highly prized.
Commentary comes from Phil Walker and Yas Rana of the Wisden Cricket Podcast.
Follow text comms and highlights on the Match Centre: https://www.kiaoval.com/match-centre/
Follow the Surrey CCC WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaUXkFWCRs1hCF6t3e3D
Subscribe and be the first to watch exclusive Surrey CCC content on YouTube: / @surreycricket
Buy tickets to come to The Kia Oval: https://tickets.surreycricket.com/con...
Become a Member of Surrey CCC: https://tickets.surreycricket.com/lis...
Visit the Surrey CCC shop: https://shop.kiaoval.com
Watch Surrey take on the Kent Spitfires in another big T20 clash at the Kia Oval.
Surrey riding high and looking for another home win as they seek to secure a crucial home quarter-final – and a win over traditional local rivals is always highly prized.
Commentary comes from Phil Walker and Yas Rana of the Wisden Cricket Podcast.
Follow text comms and highlights on the Match Centre: https://www.kiaoval.com/match-centre/
Follow the Surrey CCC WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaUXkFWCRs1hCF6t3e3D
Subscribe and be the first to watch exclusive Surrey CCC content on YouTube: / @surreycricket
Buy tickets to come to The Kia Oval: https://tickets.surreycricket.com/con...
Become a Member of Surrey CCC: https://tickets.surreycricket.com/lis...
Visit the Surrey CCC shop: https://shop.kiaoval.com
Kent Spitfires & Surrey wrote another chapter in the oldest rivalry in world cricket with a Vitality Blast showdown at the Kia Oval in London.
🎟️ Get your Vita...
Kent Spitfires & Surrey wrote another chapter in the oldest rivalry in world cricket with a Vitality Blast showdown at the Kia Oval in London.
🎟️ Get your Vitality Blast tickets today: tickets.kentcricket.co.uk
Kent Spitfires & Surrey wrote another chapter in the oldest rivalry in world cricket with a Vitality Blast showdown at the Kia Oval in London.
🎟️ Get your Vitality Blast tickets today: tickets.kentcricket.co.uk
Essex’ condemned the Kent Spitfires to a fifth consecutive Vitality Blast defeat on Friday night as they cruised to a five-wicket win at Canterbury.
Simon Harm...
Essex’ condemned the Kent Spitfires to a fifth consecutive Vitality Blast defeat on Friday night as they cruised to a five-wicket win at Canterbury.
Simon Harmer, Ben Allison and Matt Critchley all claimed two wickets as Kent were limited to 156 for seven, Sam Billings the highest scorer with 38.
It never looked like being enough on a typically batter-friendly St. Lawrence wicket and Michael Pepper blasted 76 from 42 balls as the visitors coasted home with five overs to spare, finishing on 157 for five.
Essex’ condemned the Kent Spitfires to a fifth consecutive Vitality Blast defeat on Friday night as they cruised to a five-wicket win at Canterbury.
Simon Harmer, Ben Allison and Matt Critchley all claimed two wickets as Kent were limited to 156 for seven, Sam Billings the highest scorer with 38.
It never looked like being enough on a typically batter-friendly St. Lawrence wicket and Michael Pepper blasted 76 from 42 balls as the visitors coasted home with five overs to spare, finishing on 157 for five.
Watch Surrey take on the Kent Spitfires in another big T20 clash at the Kia Oval.
Surrey riding high and looking for another home win as they seek to secure a crucial home quarter-final – and a win over traditional local rivals is always highly prized.
Commentary comes from Phil Walker and Yas Rana of the Wisden Cricket Podcast.
Follow text comms and highlights on the Match Centre: https://www.kiaoval.com/match-centre/
Follow the Surrey CCC WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaUXkFWCRs1hCF6t3e3D
Subscribe and be the first to watch exclusive Surrey CCC content on YouTube: / @surreycricket
Buy tickets to come to The Kia Oval: https://tickets.surreycricket.com/con...
Become a Member of Surrey CCC: https://tickets.surreycricket.com/lis...
Visit the Surrey CCC shop: https://shop.kiaoval.com
Kent Spitfires & Surrey wrote another chapter in the oldest rivalry in world cricket with a Vitality Blast showdown at the Kia Oval in London.
🎟️ Get your Vitality Blast tickets today: tickets.kentcricket.co.uk
Essex’ condemned the Kent Spitfires to a fifth consecutive Vitality Blast defeat on Friday night as they cruised to a five-wicket win at Canterbury.
Simon Harmer, Ben Allison and Matt Critchley all claimed two wickets as Kent were limited to 156 for seven, Sam Billings the highest scorer with 38.
It never looked like being enough on a typically batter-friendly St. Lawrence wicket and Michael Pepper blasted 76 from 42 balls as the visitors coasted home with five overs to spare, finishing on 157 for five.
Kent County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-classcounty clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. The club's limited overs team is called the Kent Spitfires after the Supermarine Spitfire. Kent teams formed by earlier organisations since 1709 had major status and so the county club is rated accordingly from inception: i.e., classified as an unofficialfirst-class team by substantial sources from 1842 to 1894; classified as an official first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a major Twenty20 team since 2003.
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"I would also like to thank KentCCC in allowing Alex to make the move to his new role so quickly and support our preparation for the upcoming tour to India," he added ... to say a huge thank you to Kent.
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